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Realtor.com®: Two Years of Declining Rents Have Renters Ready to Make a Move
Rent prices fell year over year for the 25th consecutive month in August, while also registering the first month-over-month drop since March 2025, signalling the expected seasonal slowdown heading into the fall. Meanwhile, […]
75% of Recent and Prospective Homebuyers Are Concerned About Homeowners Insurance Becoming Unaffordable, New Realtor.com® Survey
As more than one in four homes in the U.S.—representing $12.7 trillion in real estate value—risk exposure to severe or extreme climate risks, nearly half of recent and prospective homebuyers have faced trouble or […]
Aon: U.S. Employer Health Care Costs Expected to Rise 9.5 Percent in 2026
Aon plc reports that U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5 percent* in 2026, exceeding $17,000 per employee. This marks the third consecutive year of elevated health care cost trends […]
83% of Employees Say Praise Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI
A new national survey of more than 1,000 employed workers from Rewardian finds that 83% of U.S. employees say praise is more important than ever in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), […]
Voters Approve Mecklenburg County Tax Referendum to Improve Public Transportation and Transit Systems
Mecklenburg County voters approved the one-percent local sales tax referendum, marking a historic investment in the region’s transportation future. The measure will generate an estimated $19.4 billion over 30 years to fund […]
Opportunity Zone home prices keep pace nationally
Opportunity Zone home prices rose in Q3 2025, matching national growth rates, with 54.6% of zones seeing year-over-year gains.
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Wall Street gains ground amid steady flow of earnings reports, upbeat economic updates
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as more U.S. companies turn in their latest quarterly reports and several economic updates shed some light on the U.S. […]
Losses for Big Tech pull Wall Street lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday, pulled down by losses in the same big tech companies that have been the main drivers of […]
Nvidia and other tech companies prop up Wall Street as most stocks fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia and other technology companies are propping up Wall Street on Monday, while most other stocks fall following a discouraging signal on the health of U.S. […]
Amazon leads Wall Street toward the finish of another winning week and month
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is leading the U.S. stock market on Friday to the finish of another winning week and month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and pulled closer to its all-time […]
US stocks are mixed as Wall Street sees both good and bad in Big Tech profits, US-China relations
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting around its record heights on Thursday, as Wall Street sifts through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war […]
Latest News
- Foreclosure activity rises nationwide with Florida and South Carolina among hardest hit states
- The McMansion era is over: How American homes have changed in 20 years
- Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026
- Construction jobs rise in 38 states including North Carolina and Texas
- ATTOM reports home flipping profits lowest since great recession
- Carolina commercial leads $18 million revitalization of biggs park mall in Lumberton
- Lucern Capital Partners Completes $12.3 Million Sale of Fully Leased Crosslake Park
- Average single-family home property tax bill rose 3 percent in 2025
- Cavella opens pre-leasing for 307-home community in charlotte north end
- Construction Spending Dips 0.3 Percent In January As Weakness In Private Residential And Nonresidential Investment Offsets Public Outlay Gains
- CBRE Facilitates Sale of Greylyn Business Park Industrial Portfolio in Charlotte
- ATTOM report finds homes remain largely unaffordable in US counties Q1 2026
Features
- JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members
- Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte
- Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
- Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
- MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year
- Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director
- Ki McCaskill Joins Thomas & Hutton As Survey Technician In Charlotte
- Brittany Bowens Joins Weichert, Realtors® – LKN Partners
- CBRE Bolsters Retail Services Platform in Charlotte with Senior Hire
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